Der Begriff "Darknet" wurde erst 2002 durch ein Paper der Microsoft Corporation geprägt"The idea of the darknet is based upon three assumptions:1. Any widely distributed object will be available to a fraction of users in a form that permits copying. 2. Users will copy objects if it is possible and interesting to do so. 3. Users are connected by high-bandwidth channels."The Darknet and the Future of Content Distribution (Microsoft Corporation, 2002)